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Anyone who has followed my blog for any length of time already knows what a HUGE fan of the Microsoft   TechEd conference I am.  And this year I am hoping to be there again.  (If you’re a Microsoft group who is looking for booth or lab proctor help, send me an e-mail!!!)  But whether...

Monday at TechEd North America 2012, pretty much as I described it in my previous diary entry ; but now in video form! Enjoy   PS – You’ll see me in this video, near the end.  You have been warned.

I’m finally getting a chance to compile some of my video footage from TechEd North America 2012 in Orlando, Florida.  This one here was taken using my still camera (not too bad, actually), and just shows a quick glimpse of my day on Sunday, June 10. Enjoy… Sunday, June 10, 2012–TechEd North America

Have you ever attended the TechEd Jam Session?  If not – you’re really missing out.  Last night we were at B.B. King’s Blues Club in Pointe Orlando.  Thanks to CommVault for sponsoring it this year! Rather than try to describe it, here’s a quick video diary for you… “Did you get to sing...

Okay.. this is purely for fun, but I thought it was time to share my collection of some of my Microsoft TechEd doo-dads with all of you.  (We are celebrating 20 years of TechEd, this year, are we not?)    TechEd is and has always been one of my favorite weeks of the year.  I...

Great day #1 of TechEd 2012! Last night’s Krewe of TechEd party at Howl at the Moon was a lot of fun.  Thanks to all of the sponsors that made it possible.  This morning I started the day very early.  The “Twitter Army” held a 7:30am “briefing”, which I attended.  Got to have a little...

I’ve arrived!  The early morning flight went great, and I got lucky with my ride to the hotel.  Not long before I landed, my friend Dan Stolts had e-mailed the team and asked if anyone needed a ride in his car.  My text to him reached him as he was just 10 minutes away from the hotel,...

Sunday is the day!  My flight leaves MSP in the morning, and by mid-afternoon I hope to be lounging by my hotel pool.  That evening I’ll be attending the Krewe of TechEd opening part / Meet-n-Greet. It’s been fun watching Twitter (#msteched) and the traffic of people who are also excited. ...

This is a simple link to another blog, but I thought it very worthwhile to direct you there.  If you were interested in a great summary with links to greater details all about the Windows Azure platform-area announcements that were made last week at TechEd North America 2011 , you’ll find them on...

Dear TechEd Diary, Tuesday at TechEd North America 2011 was another long day, but a good one.  I managed to get some good sessions in, as well as do a quick pass through the exhibit hall.  After breakfast, the day started by filling in as a helper (or “proctor”) in an instructor-lead lab. ...

Dear TechEd Diary, Here I am back in my room at my lovely hotel after the first full day of TechEd North America 2011 .  The keynote was good.  The word of the week is definitely “cloud”. “Are you surprised?” Absolutely not .  After the keynote, a good “Foundational Session” by Norm Judah...

Dear TechEd Diary, Made it here to TechEd North America 2011 in Atlanta.  It was an early flight this morning, a simple (and cheap) train ride into town, and check-in at my hotel.  I am registered… …and then I attended what was left of the afternoon’s “Community Leadership Summit”.  Some...

Is there any bigger fan of TechEd than me? “Nope.” You got that right.  If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you know what a huge fan of TechEd I am.  I’ve been attending TechEd in the US since 1994; and only missed ‘96 and ‘97.  (No great loss.  I heard they weren’t...

They’re back!  Once again the road to TechEd is paved with Springboard Series goodness.  The new tour starts May 2, 2011 in Toronto, and wings its around the country for several stops, delivering lots of great sessions and useful information, all on their way to TechEd in Atlanta. “But is it...

Dear TechEd Diary, Unlike TechEd of years past, Thursday marked the very last day of the conference.  I went to a few sessions, but the best part of the day was the all-attendee party held for us at Mardi Gras World .  Food, live music, oppressive heat (wow.. it was hot in that warehouse) and...

Dear TechEd Diary, It was another long day of sessions, followed by another long night of parties. Actually, the first party was really a user group meeting disguised as a party. My teammate and friend John Weston helped organize the first meeting for the group, and they used the fact that TechEd...

Dear TechEd Diary, After breakfast at the hotel with some teammates (it’s nice to know someone with access to the concierge room), the morning was spent editing videos from the previous two days.  Hopefully by the time you’re reading this you’ve already enjoyed the footage and embarrassments documented...

Dear TechEd Diary, Today was the first day of TechEd , which of course involves getting registered (unless you arrive early enough the day before to get over to registration… which I didnt’t) followed by the Opening Keynote.  Bob Mugila and a cast of several “demo monkeys” impressed us all with...

Dear TechEd Diary, Here we go! Sunday was spent traveling to New Orleans, and then spending quality time in the French Quarter with my team, Microsoft “influencers”, and good friends. “Hey Kevin… Is that you doing Karaoke at the Cat’s Meow ?” No comment. PS – I’m working out some issues with buggy video...

Dear TechEd Diary, Here I am at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport, sitting at gate G17 awaiting my Delta flight to New Orleans.  And already I’ve seen a few other suspiciously looking geeky people at the gate.  It’s a fun little game I call “spot the geek”. “Really, Kevin… you’re being inconsiderate...

As I’ve done in the past, here is a compilation of random scenes (aka “Video Diary”) of our team’s Readiness Launch event for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 that happened in Bloomington, Minnesota on May 27, 2010. I was the presenter for the IT Pro track covering those products.  We discussed planning...

This was such a big hit last year that they’re doing it again.  Starting in Montreal on May 21, 2010, the bus rolls on down south and a little bit west, eventually ending up in New Orleans on June 5, just in time for TechEd North America.  Stops along the way will give you an opportunity to...

At TechEd 2009 this year in Los Angeles I was asked to help with "booth duty", which was a pleasure to do. One reason I agreed to do this was that I am passionate about the topic of the booth, which was for the sake of the IT Management Community Hub ( http://www.technet.com/itmanagement ). Another...

TechEd North America 2009 is happening a little earlier this year: May 11-15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.  And this year Microsoft is offering the biggest early-bird discount they’ve ever done: $300 off the registration if you register by December 31st, 2008. “Have you ever been to TechEd,...

Dear Video Diary, Yeah.. I know I said that the last one was the LAST one.. but I decided to take my entire 16 minutes of wandering around the Exhibit Hall and speed it up to fit in just over 3.5 minutes. Maybe I'm alone in this (let me know), but I think it's fun to watch it all go by quickly.. get...